Blue Vine Milkweed Cynanchum Laeve. Cynanchum laeve is an interesting form of milkweed it has heart shaped highly glossy veined blue green leaves and it vines up any plants in the proximity of the plant. Fruit a large tapering pod circular in cross section not angled or ridged sand vine has confusingly been called angle pod in the past.
Cynanchum laeve is an interesting form of milkweed it has heart shaped highly glossy veined blue green leaves and it vines up any plants in the proximity of the plant. Other common names for this species are honeyvine and sandvine. Cynanchum laeve is a vining perennial herb native to eastern and central u s.
Many people claim that the monarchs prefer the sand vine in their yard over the asclepias.
A native from the eastern and central parts of the u s. If the monarchs and queens could vote this plant would be at the top of the list. Edited july 12. Its scientific name has changed occasionally through the years.